“My problem is I forget them before I get home.” “I get a lot of good ideas riding my bike,” says Fletcher. Fletcher was doing some thinking about the trip one day while riding his bike and realized he needed a sponsor for overnight stays, and he successfully pitched himself to the company. Most nights, their accommodations were like those of so many travellers: Airbnb. The team asked if they could set up camp in the yard of the police station, and Fletcher was invited inside for the night. Near the Guatemalan border, the area was packed with migrants waiting for documentation processing and transport to Mexico City, so all accommodations were full. Since there was always an element of unpredictability to the journey, the team booked sleep accommodations on a daily basis rather than ahead of time, which once led to an overnight in a police station in southern Mexico. You may use a different browser or device to view this in full screen. One such motorcyclist was Sergio, a fellow Canadian they met on the road in California, who continued on the same trajectory with them.įull Screen is not supported on this browser version. They’d toot at us and we’d wave at them.” “We made friends with the motorcycle riders along the way. “I carry a sign that says ‘Alaska to Panama’ on the back, so that gets a lot of attention,” says Fletcher. But this latest trip saw his bike’s odometre tally 14,276 km, exceeding his previous longest trip from Alaska to Mexico City seven years ago. His first long-distance ride was back in 1972, when he and his wife “bikepacked”- the cyclist equivalent to backpacking on foot - around England and France. Fletcher’s home routine includes riding five times a week, so this strict pace was not an issue. Like anyone on a 9-5 grind, Fletcher and his team enjoyed weekends, but they allotted just one day a week to rest. “It’s just like going to work, like everybody else.” “In a couple of cases, it took longer, if we had a flat tire or a border crossing, that kind of thing. “If we start by nine, we finish by five,” he says. Six days a week since July, Fletcher rode his e-bike like it was his job. “The beer is good all over the world,” says Fletcher. Activate your Online Access Now Article content If you are a Home delivery print subscriber, unlimited online access is included in your subscription.
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